tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:/blogs/latest-newsLatest News2019-05-27T04:00:08+01:00Ali Affleck falsetag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/51262392018-03-13T19:54:16+00:002024-02-10T16:24:40+00:00Aberdeen Jazz festival! Friday March 16th<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133647/276d46e24a14fcd38a3bbe4f119ed2aa738a5d7a/original/54479392-0b5c-42ed-ba16-3f04e7b309be.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />the Copper Cats are thrilled to be throwing a fabulous New Orleans swing dance party this year as part of the festival! We have a free dance lesson From 6-7... then the band starts at 8... between the lesson and live music you have an hour to practice your moves with a non judgemental and friendly bunch and the Aberdeen university swing dance society will be DJing from 7-8 :)</p>
<p>we are bringing our amazing Copper Cats dancers with us and they will be doing some performance routines during the bands live set! Plus we will be helping out with some fun lighthearted dance competitions too - with prizes of two passes to this years amazing highland swing ‘ness around’ Swing dance weekend! https://www.facebook.com/highlandswing/</p>
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<p>phew!!! See you there at the lush Art Deco venue of ‘The Assembly ‘ on Skene street , Aberdeen - Friday March 16th! https://www.facebook.com/events/1132239623545389/?ti=icl</p>Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/47091622017-05-15T17:17:03+01:002023-12-10T18:49:44+00:00link to Jazz awards voting formhttp://www.londonjazznews.com/2017/05/news-5th-scottish-jazz-awards.htmlAli Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/47091612017-05-15T17:16:03+01:002024-03-20T11:56:21+00:00Scottish Jazz Awards 2017!!Thrilled to be nominated again as ' Best Vocalist' in the prestigious Scottish Jazz Awards!<br><br>I won this award in the 2013/14 awards....and it would be amazing to win again this year!<br>it is a public vote so if you have enjoyed my work and any of my bands (live shows, Cds, Collaborations and Swing dance band performances) so far then do please vote for me :) Also, my long time musicians pals and band members Colin Steele and Steve Hamilton are also nominated!<br><br>I will be performing in the Glasgow Jazz Festival ( of which the awards is a part) so do come along to that show if you can too!<br>Link to the voting form is below:<br> Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/41860712016-05-18T15:50:47+01:002024-01-16T07:20:29+00:00USA Tour!Getting ready for my 8 date USA tour in California and New York City!!!<br><br>updates will follow :) EXCITED!!!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133647/c834e8035effcf3ce502898ae277e0a18993bf14/original/13244696-10156870817120291-6735025216686965019-n.jpg?1463583018" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/38892342015-10-08T22:38:50+01:002023-12-27T07:38:08+00:00STV show!I was delighted to have been asked to perform on STV Edinburgh - Here are a couple links to what we did :)<br><br>Egyptian Ella - https://www.facebook.com/STVEdinburgh/videos/883708568332826/<br><br>Dream a Little Dream - https://www.facebook.com/STVEdinburgh/videos/883800408323642/<br><br> Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/36529502015-04-11T19:11:20+01:002024-03-19T11:35:21+00:00jazz festivals!Delighted to be performing at the Edinburgh jazz festival this year! The Copper Cats will be in the speigeltent on the evening of July 21st :)Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/35840282015-03-08T17:44:00+00:002023-12-10T19:25:23+00:00Thrilled to be interviewed for an article in Jazz News Magazine!!Myself and four other entrepreneurial<b><i> </i></b>Jazz ladies feature in today's Jazz News Magazine!<br><br>http://www.londonjazznews.com/2015/03/article-kim-macari-creative-female-jazz.html?m=0Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/35840252015-03-08T17:36:42+00:002023-12-10T18:49:44+00:00Just rediscovered a live performance on the BBC Culture Show - August 2014 :)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p024qft9Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/32068042014-09-27T20:03:22+01:002023-12-10T19:00:59+00:00...Another Amazing Review!!<span style="color:#2F4F4F;"> At this years Edinburgh Fringe I popped into the award winning Jazz Bar to catch a performance by an award winning vocalist - Ali Affleck with Vieux Carre and the Copper Cats. Ali informs the crowd that we came on “a special night” as it was the band’s final “Fringe run’ gig, and in the standing room only bar I settled down to hear the lady that surely must be Scotland’s best kept secret in jazz and blues.<br> Vieux Carre (the collective title for her band) proves to be the perfect frame for Ali’s exciting repertoire. Of particular note are Mr Lee on reeds and Mr. Greives on trombone, they offered a sensitive and extremely responsive punctuation to every song. Mr Davis on guitar pulled out some ‘slick as you like’ solos and the bassist added pulsing authority to the stage. Mr .Norman on piano, although somewhat hidden in the background at times, brought some seriously full bodied action to the mix.<br> <br>Ali is definitely a lady of two ‘styles’ – jazz and blues flow smoothly through her with equal fluency. As a self confessed ‘Vintage vocalist’ it is easy to see why Ali Affleck earned her award of ‘Best Jazz Vocalist’ in 2013. She has an exuberant and virtually pitch-perfect delivery with rich, powerful tones that pack a serious punch in all of her bluer numbers. Her vocal range is vast and this is exhibited particularly well with her trumpet toned ‘head voice’ as it effortlessly adds the right amount of perk to all of the early Billie Holliday tunes. Ali’s stage craft is exceptional, she has a warm and mischievous presence and it is very hard to divert your eyes from her! When pushed to make comparisons (and I always am!) I would best describe Ali as Billie Holliday meets a heavy dose of Patti Page and Julie London- as odd a combination as that may seem it is right on the money!<br>Ali is spookily like Lady Day when performing ballads, (in Stars Fell particularly) However Ali is certainly NOT one of the ‘copy-cat gang’, you know the type- the singers who spend all their days attempting to mimic the great Jazz divas without allowing their own voice to shine through. No Sir, not this lady!<br>Ali possesses a supple, powerful and hugely unique voice and it is absolutely her own; such a breath of fresh air in a sea of mimics and easy listening vocalists! It is this gals opinion that it is only a matter of time until Ali acquires her own Jazz Diva status, and with such a solid band behind her it surely won’t take long!<br> <br>- K.Peterson ‘Heart of the Art’ </span><br> Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/31365862014-08-14T14:21:38+01:002024-02-17T06:42:30+00:00Brilliant Review!! So happy!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133647/8e2e59be7117bd96fd6c0bf41ab635e456977e1a/original/10498487-10152211238982014-2172912498912279841-o.jpg?1408022476" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/31365842014-08-14T14:19:09+01:002024-03-15T18:27:58+00:00Our BBC Showcase!Super exciting day yesterday! I performed with my and band The Copper Cats at the BBC Potterow tent! It was a live broadcast!! see it here on iplayer - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p024qft9Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/31260792014-08-08T00:54:42+01:002023-12-10T18:49:45+00:00Edinburgh Fringe!currently enjoying some amazing gigs with the Dick Lee Swingtet at Valvona & Crolla ....only about four shows left in the run so hurry along!.....then its five nights of Ali Affleck and Vieux Carre time at the Jazz Bar! REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS! <br> and THEN it is five nights of Ali Affleck and the Copper Cats at The Outhouse!! <br><br> https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on#q=show_performer%3A%22Ali%20Affleck%20with%20Vieux%20Carre%20and%20the%20Copper%20Cats%22<br><br>phew!!!<br><br>I have just posted some films on my Facebook page too- please do and take a wee look :) Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/30858322014-07-19T00:39:18+01:002023-12-10T18:49:45+00:00Jazz Bar !We had a BLAST at the Jazz bar last night!!!! Perfomed a couple of new tunes - including a very cheeky ( and very ancient!) blues number!<br>I wil be posting some film from the evening really soon.....<br><br>We had a lovely guest join us on stage for a few tunes too - Jonathan Green...we wil have to have him perform with us again very soon! Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/30591412014-07-06T03:37:49+01:002024-03-20T11:56:21+00:00banjo banjo banjo.....I foolishly agreed that i would play banjo on a tune or two soon........ oh lordy....<br><br>i think until that fateful day I will ask the amazing Duncan Findlay to bring hs banjo along to one of our upcoming shows... Duncan is truly a banjo master..... an absolute delight to hear on some of our breakneck speed tunes!<br><br><br>Very VERY excited about our Jazz bar gig on July 17th.... STUNNING line up for our pre-album launch teaser....( new album is called 'Indeedy I Do') <br><br>At the Jazz bar will be- Dick Lee, Chris Greive, Duncan Findlay, Ed Kelley, Campbell Normand and Ken Mathison...plus moi...it's goning to be epic!Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/29912242014-06-04T00:33:39+01:002023-12-10T18:49:45+00:00FESTIVAL FESTIVAL !!I am GIDDY with excitement that Ali Affleck and Vieux Carre are performing at so many festivals this year.....Particularly that we wil be at the Speigeltent for the EDINBURGH JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL on JUly 25th at 6pm. We will be sharing the stage with the festival FOUNDER Mr. MIke Hart!! what an honor indeed!<br><br>...and....and....it wil be the FULL 7 piece band performing...... AND...TOM DAVIS - our original guitarist will be with us!!!<br><br>ARGH!!! it's almost too much to handle! Do come along and join in this crazily awesome event!!!<br><br>EXCITED!!!!<br> Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/27937042014-03-22T21:53:07+00:002024-02-19T11:18:48+00:00Jazz BarCome see us at the Jazz Bar on Chambers Street , Edinburgh on Friday May 2nd...9 pm start...<br><br>Old timey tunes with some extra spicy blues thrown in for good measure......Clarinet, Saxophone, Trombone, Piano, Guitar , Bass, Drums - what's not to love!Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/27655022014-03-18T12:33:28+00:002023-12-10T18:49:45+00:00Live Jazz Bar footageUploaded a new film of our version of an Al Jolsen Classic <br>Big thanks to the amazing guys performing here:<br>Dick Lee -Clarinet, Chris Greive - Trombone, Mike Nisbet - Guitar, Ed Kelley- Bass, Fraser Urquart - Piano, Kevin Dorian- drums ...Cheers to Bill K too!<br><br>Not the best sound quality but pretty darn good for an incognito phone recording! Thank-you so much Patrizia Henderson!Ali Affleck tag:aliaffleck.com,2005:Post/27432292014-03-13T23:54:01+00:002023-12-10T18:49:45+00:00Thrilled to have the website up and working now! :)New footage from our recent SOLD OUT Jazz Bar gig is online! - check it out on our Facebook page...https://www.facebook.com/AliAffleck<br><br>fantastic night!Ali Affleck